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218 Wednesday Nov 5th.- A Splendid morning, all hands were Drunk or asleep, towards morning and the Steamer lay rolling in the trough of the sea, Engine stoped- roused up after a while and started on again and arrived at St Carlos, an old Spanish Fort at the mouth of the San-Juan River, and at the entrance of the Lake, here we are obliged to stop for permission to pass, altho should half a dozen yankees attempt it in a common sized sail Boat without asking permission unclear- think they could not have stoped them- although a most Splendid situation, high land, beautiful scenery etc about here- still like all other Mexican Forts, forsaken looking places, evry thing going to decay- this is 60 miles from Virgin Bay, and we arrived here about 7 Am, where we waited an hour or so, and left again at 8, on our way down, the San-Juan River, and arrived at the Rapids, some 40 miles from St Carlos about 1 Pm, where we took Dinner, here we changed Boats, had to walk round the Rapids, to go on board, am thankful to get out of that old tub, the, Director.- we went on board the Steamer John M. Clayton, and soon left for Grey-Town, on the Atlantic coast- this is a fine large stern-wheel Boat, flat bottom- with good accommodations for a boat of her size.- and we expect to be on board all night, as it is some 100 miles down the River to Grey-town- the scenery thus